Let me share a beautiful episode of parenting story with you from Amitabh Bachchan’s life – Why was I born?” a young Amitabh Bachchan once angrily asked his father. The latter’s reaction is something the Big B still carries with him. This is how young Amitabh expresses an experience with

Why do you make your kids study? Is it to make their financial future secure? Is it to create a career? Will studies truly make their life secure or provide them with a career? Hmmm, interesting point? Does it involve some Emotional Quotient? We have lived our entire lives thinking

What is Swearing? Swearing means using specific words that are offensive to castes, religions or races. Swearing portrays anger, frustration and irritability. Let’s start off with an example, Imagine you are watching an interesting serial on TV. Your angel like child who is 8 years old, who is the apple

“If humans did not have the desire to feel special, the flower bouquet, the desserts and the gift industry would have died by now.” We all have this need to feel special! We all love it when someone makes us feel special. In our children, this need is greater. They

“Everything you ever wanted, is breaking comfort zones,” said someone wise. We couldn’t agree more. Parents are super protective creatures. That is how nature has designed them. They believe that their children need wholesome support and care. Of course, the children do, but the world outside the comfort zone is

Children live in the world of fantasy and possess the power of imagination. There a couple of behaviors by which we can identify the power of imagination our children have:    You can find children talking to an imaginary friend. You can find children playing as adults, as animals, or

The most important thing your child needs on a daily basis is the undivided attention from you. Even plants thrive given undivided attention. Did you know, undivided attention is the purest form of generosity? Wondering if your kids actually NEED undivided attention? Irrespective of their age, children NEED undivided attention.

As a rule, unrealistic expectations can destroy any relationship. The same rule applies when parenting your little one as well. Unrealistic expectations shatter the confidence of your child. Your child starts feeling, they are not good enough. Don’t you think so? Parents who have very high expectations from their children

At some point of parenthood, we all have used threats. Parents use threats to keep their children under check.  Parents use threats as a way to get the job done, but are they useful always and easy? What are these threats that parents usually used for their children? Let’s explore

Overprotective parents can hamper the growth of your child. As parents, we always want our kids to be safe. The world outside scares us, and leaving our kids out there alone, is not easy. Yet, we should not be a victim of overprotection. For example, if our child is in

Did you know there is something called tough love and something called rough love or practicing harsh discipline? Tough love is when you want your child to be disciplined and in your tone/approach, there is respect for your child. In your methods there is patience. You have empathy. You understand